17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting last week with the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jacques Santer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6844/99]
16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the meetings he had when he visited Brussels last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6843/99]
13 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the discussions, if any, he had with European counterparts at the recent Bonn summit regarding Ireland's situation in relation to Agenda 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6266/99]
16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in Dublin last week with Mr. David Trimble; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7074/99]
10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in the past week with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5984/99]
3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department seconded from other Departments; the cost of the shift allowance paid by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4437/99]
2 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the bodies and organisations that report to his Department; the work currently under way in each of those bodies; the specific deadlines, if any, for the reports of these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4436/99]
1 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the measures, if any, he will put in place to allow for greater partnership between employers and their workforces in view of his statement in a magazine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4267/99]
87 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence his views on the future feasibility of keeping the Army bands following the costs to his Department stemming from deafness claims from members of the bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[1635/99]
87 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence his views on the future feasibility of keeping the Army bands following the costs to his Department stemming from deafness claims from members of the bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[1635/99]
19 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the meetings he had during his recent visit to The Hague; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5287/99]
11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the discussions, if any, he had with the leader of the Sinn Féin party during the negotiations of the multi-party agreement in relation to the position of those convicted of the killing of Garda Jerry McCabe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[4268/99]
10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Dr. Mo Mowlam; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3472/99]
23 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with representatives of the Danish Government during his recent visit to Denmark.
[3713/99]
7 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the number of requests made to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, since it came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3481/99]
12 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress being made to publish the Green Paper on a basic income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3699/99]
4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the number of extra staff appointed in his Department to deal with the implications of the year 2000 computer problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3475/99]
29 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he has had in the past week with leaders of the parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2789/99]
28 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the First Minister of the Northern Assembly, Mr. David Trimble; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2788/99]
10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his views on whether the relationship between Sinn Féin and the IRA is such that it would be appropriate to regard the IRA as parties to the British-Irish Agreement.
[1633/99]
1 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the agreement in relation to the establishment of a Northern Ireland Executive and cross-Border bodies concluded on 18 December 1998.
[1055/99]
8 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Yasser Arafat.
[1698/99]
20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals, if any, he has to amend measure 5 of the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27349/98]
20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals, if any, he has to amend measure 5 of the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27349/98]
7 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will report on the work of the interdepartmental green network; the matters of policy which form the agenda for the bilateral meetings which have taken place on foot of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20954/98]
89 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent participation at a meeting of EU Defence Ministers on 3 and 4 November 1998.
[22389/98]
89 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent participation at a meeting of EU Defence Ministers on 3 and 4 November 1998.
[22389/98]
51 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the policy of his Department in seeking to eliminate child poverty which has become an entrenched feature of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18701/98]
51 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the policy of his Department in seeking to eliminate child poverty which has become an entrenched feature of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18701/98]
1 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will be bringing a greater urgency to the Green Paper on basic income which the Government promised upon coming into office, in view of the recent findings of the CSO that food prices have had a significant jump over the past year.
[17484/98]
4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the role played by him and members of the Irish delegation in the decision in relation to the appointment of the head of the new European Central Bank.
[11092/98]
14 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the valuation placed on the black economy operating in this country; the measures, if any, his Department is putting in place to deal with this problem; and the type and level of action, if any, being taken against employers who pay under the counter payments.
[10130/98]
6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the involvement, if any, his Department will have in the employment action plan.
[10131/98]
6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent of training given to Teagasc advisers in the area of organic farming; and the finance provided for the past five years to organisations providing inspection services to ensure organic standards are maintained, excluding the measures and finance under REP schemes.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the increasing pressure on young people to leave home, in view of the fact that, if unemployed, the means test which their parents undergo often leaves them with little benefit in comparison with the extra money available from the Eastern Health Board and Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs if in flat accommodation; and the action, if any, he will take to change this system which benefits private landlords and dissuades families from staying together, especially if young people are unemployed.
[5402/98].
20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the increasing pressure on young people to leave home, in view of the fact that, if unemployed, the means test which their parents undergo often leaves them with little benefit in comparison with the extra money available from the Eastern Health Board and Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs if in flat accommodation; and the action, if any, he will take to change this system which benefits private landlords and dissuades families from staying together, especially if young people are unemployed.
[5402/98].
3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if consideration will be given by the Central Statistics Office when supplying the monthly unemployment figures to accompany these figures with the updated figures for those on pre-retirement allowance, disability or injury benefit in specified employment schemes and, in general, include those not engaged in full-time employment.
[4161/98]
23s Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will give an account of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on 12 December 1997; if he will further outline details on the communiqué issued on conclusion of this meeting, particularly the sections which dealt with areas of co-operation between the Irish and British Governments and in the area of defence.
[1802/98]
23 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will give an account of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on 12 December 1997; if he will further outline details on the communiqué issued on conclusion of this meeting, particularly the sections which dealt with areas of co-operation between the Irish and British Governments and in the area of defence.
[1802/98]
18 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the current number of registered fishing vessels in the Irish fleet in the various categories from the largest to the smallest tonnage and type; the comparative information over the past five years; and the projected comparative information for the next five years.
[22345/97]
18 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the current number of registered fishing vessels in the Irish fleet in the various categories from the largest to the smallest tonnage and type; the comparative information over the past five years; and the projected comparative information for the next five years.
[22345/97]
3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the way in which he intends to develop the Central Statistics Office as the premier data collection agency in this country in view of the decreasing provision of resources being allocated to it.
[19602/97]